Author: Pedro Romero

ENCE took home the IEM Dallas 2023 trophy by defeating MOUZ 2-0 in the grand finals. Time and again, the org put up impressive performances in important LANs like IEM, but time and again, they fell short on every occasion in recent memory.Last year, the team fell short of winning this same event after losing to Cloud9 3-0, but this year, a different story played out in front of the North American crowd.Despite coming off of a multi-overtime third map in the semifinal series against FaZe Clan, which left ENCE less than a day to prepare for MOUZ, the team…

A significant move was made within the North American women’s Counter-Strike scene in the leadup to the ESL Impact Season 3 Finals. Roughly two months after the CLG Red brand was dissolved, its CS roster found a new home in the form of FlyQuest.In signing this roster for the Season 3 Finals, FlyQuest formally announced their entry to CS, and despite starting their debut with a loss to 9 Pandas Fearless in the Group Stage, the team rebounded by defeating their fellow NA opponent Shimmer 2-0 to fight for a chance to advance to the Playoffs in the competition.Following FlyQuest…

FlyQuest formally made their entry to professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive by announcing the signing of the ex-CLG Red squad for the 2023 ESL Impact League Season 3 Finals.The move marked a turning point in the North American women’s CS scene as it continued the trajectory of its best team in the Impact circuit for the past two years. From that, ex-CLG Red became FlyQuest Red for the competition. Following their opening match against 9 Pandas Fearless in the group stage, BLIX talked to FlyQuest Red’s IGL Mounira “GooseBreeder” Dobie on how the org signed the team for the Season 3…

Black Dragons Female punched their ticket to the ESL Impact League Season 3 Finals by defeating FURIA in the playoffs of the Brazilian Division. While that meant a second appearance in the Impact League Finals for the organization, for its current team, which joined at the end of July 2022, it also meant a first-time appearance at the highest level of women’s CS.Following BD’s opening group stage series against B4, BLIX interviewed their IGL, Leticia “Le^” Lima, on appearing in the Finals of ESL Impact for the first time, how the team qualified for the event in Dallas, the current…

ENCE capped their group stage showing in IEM Dallas 2023 by securing the first seed in Group B. The team did so by beating the likes of Complexity, FaZe Clan, and Astralis en route to the playoffs. Even after a shaky performance in the Paris Major, which saw ENCE crash out in 12-14th place, they have refound their groove in the Lone Star State as the event transitions to playoffs.Following ENCE’s progression to the semifinals of IEM Dallas 2023, BLIX talked to Alvaro “SunPayus” Garcia about how the team has been performing well so far in the competition, his experience…

Another chapter will be written to the ESL Impact League book once the Season 3 Finals begin from June 2nd to the 4th. Eight teams will compete in Dallas, Texas, the site of DreamHack, to decide which among them deserves the title as best team in the world for women’s CS.The field comprises three teams from Europe, two from South America, two from North America, and one from Asia. Whereas this Finals will feature familiar names of the circuit, such as the defending champion Nigma Galaxy, it will also feature newcomers who are looking to make major noise in the…

Following a season that was loaded with various twists and turns, LOUD became the last team standing defeating NRG 3-0 in the grand finals to become the champions of VCT Americas.Despite the final scoreline, the series was far from a lopsided affair. Each map of the series (Ascent, Bind and Fracture) saw a margin of no less than four rounds separate both teams continuing what’s regarded as Valorant’s greatest rivalry in recent memory in this latest encounter.Of all things considered, perhaps the turning point of the grand finals was LOUD’s 13-11 win in Bind. This map was best known as…

From just barely making playoffs as the number six seed, Evil Geniuses officially punched their ticket to Masters: Tokyo as they defeated Cloud9 2-0 in the upper bracket semi finals. As a result, they become one of three teams from the VCT Americas League who will compete in the second international LAN of 2023.Without question, EG reaching this point in the season wasn’t something everyone expected at the start of the league. By that point, the team was 1-4 and were sitting in ninth place with little to no hope of reaching playoffs, much less qualifying for Masters. Nevertheless, through…

ESL Impact is set to make its way back to Dallas, Texas for the Season 3 Finals from June 2nd to 4th. It will feature reigning champions Nigma Galaxy, who will look to defend their ESL Impact crown against the latest batch of the world’s best women’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams.The prospective teams looking to dethrone Nigma Galaxy include NAVI Javelins and 9 Pandas Fearless from Europe, Black Dragons Female and B4 Esports Female from Brazil, HSG from Asia, and ex-CLG Red and Shimmer from North America. Such a field includes an intriguing mixture of seasoned veterans and exciting newcomers…

The ESL Impact circuit has been the stage for the best players to excel against the rest of their peers in the female competitive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene. Far beyond watching Nigma Galaxy Female continue their dominance in the circuit’s history with their three consecutive titles, it allows fans to look at individuals who have distinguished themselves as the main strength behind their team’s performance. Players like Olga “olga” Rodrigues and Ana “ANa” Dumbravă are such examples of said excellence.Even so, watching the best is not the only purpose ESL Impact has for its players and fans. The circuit also…